<i>Dialogue 51.1 (Spring 2018): 167–180</i><br>In the prequel to this article, I discussed in general contours the dual nature of authority—individual and institutional—and how the modern LDS concept of priesthood differs significantly from the ancient […]
[…] or art or theater or . . . allied fields. . . .” (Italics added). The Deseret News report of the Wilkinson statement continued: “Talented young people who belong to the Church . . […]
[…] for the Church; yet Mormonism falls short of a doctrine of infallibility with respect to this office. Today, in spite of the fact that it is a revealed religion, Mormonism is all but creedless. […]
[…] States not rise up in protest against this savagery, not only did it not shock us to read of this wholesale destruction of men, women, and children, and cripples, but that it actually drew […]
[…] away their chores and celebrate the goodman’s return. “Nae Luck” “Mormon Jubilee” And are ye sure the news is true? And are ye sure he’s well? Is this a time to tawk of work? […]
[…] Apostle James Talmage—the “intelligent exercise of common sense” (Talmage 1922, 3). In the words of a Deseret News editorial accompanying the opening of a well-equipped Church-sponsored hospital in 1902, “Remedies are provided by the […]
[…] a Christian nation down the road to atheism. (“President McKay,” 1963) This statement, released to the Church News immediately following the announcement of the decision, contained no further explanatory comment. President McKay’s remarks reflect […]
<i>Dialogue 36.3 (2003): 53-80</i><br> Compton considers priesthood as portrayed in Old Testament texts and how women are underrepresented in today’s discourse.
[…] lay a claim? A common idea about justice is that it is the infliction of punishment for breaking the law. Another idea is that it is receiving what one de serves—the eye for an […]
Writing in the mid-1990s, Mormon-watcher Massimo Introvigne made a counterintuitive observation about debates over Book of Mormon historicity among Mormon intellectuals, as compared to analogous debates between Protestant fundamentalists and liberals. Fundamentalists, despite their […]